Medicine Conflict & Survival · 2008 · 10 citations · 5 references
Public HealthInjury PreventionPublic Health PracticeInjury SurveillancePublic Health SurveillanceViolence PreventionHospital-based Injury SurveillanceInjury EpidemiologyPopulation-based Injury SurveillanceTrauma MonitoringViolenceViolence SurveillanceInjury Surveillance System EvaluationInjury Surveillance SystemsInpatient Injury SurveillanceInterpersonal Violence PreventionRoad Traffic InjuriesRoad Traffic TraumaViolence Surveillance SystemsViolent Injury Surveillance
A pilot study of violent injury surveillance was implemented in two hospitals in Kano, Nigeria, in two phases: a formative evaluation including training and arranging the collection of hospital information, followed by a 6 month prospective data collection. Road traffic injuries constituted about 80 per cent of the cases, gunshot injuries were the commonest in victims of interpersonal violence (IPV). The causes and context of IPV, the relationship of victims and perpetrators, and the place, related activities and anatomical site of injuries from IPV are summarized.
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World Report on Violence and Health, World Health Organization
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